The purpose of this paper is to suggest a quantitative method for assessing the temporal changes in the geometry of individual multiple sclerosis MS lesions in follow-up studies of MS patients. The paper concludes that the Quantitative three-dimensional shape analysis can serve as a new tool for monitoring MS lesion...
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging fMRI studies are derived from a time series of Echo-Planar images EPIs. Compared to conventional Magnetic Resonance Images MRIs, EPIs are of relatively poor quality for discerning anatomic features and are often registered with corresponding MRIs to map brain activity to neuroanatomy. In this paper they...
Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects nearly 1% of the general population and has long been a challenge for both clinicians and researchers in terms of treatment and etiology. More recently, evidence has amassed that suggests that schizophrenia is a brain disorder, and that some aspects of this...
Magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging DTI is a new technique that can be used to visualize and measure the diffusion of water in brain tissue; it is particularly useful for evaluating white matter abnormalities. In this paper, they review research studies that have applied DTI for the purpose of understanding...
This paper presents an automated method for colon registration. The method uses dynamic programming to align data defined on colon center-line paths, as extracted from the prone and supine scans. This data may include information such as path length and curvature as well as descriptors of the shape and size...
This paper considers a novel 3D visualization technique based on surface attening for virtual colonoscopy. Such visualization methods could be important in virtual colonoscopy since they have the potential for non-invasively determining the presence of polyps and other pathologies. Further, it demonstrates a method which presents a surface scan of...
This paper discusses about a software tool for pre-operative simulation and planning, and intra-operative guidance, of minimally invasive tumor ablation, including radiofrequency-, laser- and cryo-therapy. This tool provides a pre- and intra-operative optimization of the treatment plan, in order to avoid dangerous probe trajectories, under treatment of the tumor, and...
Powerful computer systems are about to revolutionize several areas of modern medicine. The most famous example is probably neurosurgery, where sophisticated computer algorithms are combined with modern imaging modalities and interventional scanners to enable very reliable surgery in delicate anatomical positions. So far, these high-tech setups are reserved to a...
This study determines the value of color mapping of bladder wall thickness for detection of tumor as a component of virtual cystoscopy. Thin axial computerized tomography of the air distended bladder shows promise as a potential screening tool for bladder cancer. The low specificity of color mapped 3D renderings makes...
John Orr Crites, one of the leading vocational psychologists of the 20th century, succumbed to pneumonia on March 15, 2007. With his passing, counsel ling psychology lost an exemplar of its scientist-practitioner model. Jack's scholarly contributions and leadership substantially advanced vocational psychology both as a distinct discipline...
PlatformQ, in collaboration with its CME partnerJohns Hopkins, is pleased to announce CardioCareLive , thefirst-of-its-kind, all-virtual event for healthcare professionals dedicatedto the management of patients with multiple cardiometabolic risk factors.Thetwo-day, online-only conference will be held LIVE over the Web: September16-17, 2008. CardioCareLive will feature a dedicated CME...
DALLAS -- Valtech, Inc. (www.valtech.us) an international software development provider of OnDemand[TM] solutions and Agile and Lean coaching, training, and business process management today announced that Howard "Bud" Phillips has joined the company as VP of transformation services. Valtech's transformation services helps clients translate their business requirements...
CONSIDERED purely as a political animal, Senator Obama is unquestionably superior to both his vanquished rival and his prospective one. Whenever, during the primaries, a thwarted Hillary Clinton bared her hyena's teeth, she only made Obama's tact and gracefulness stand out more clearly. Senator McCain, a young...
NEW YORK -- Allianz Global Investors, the asset management arm of Allianz SE (NYSE: AZ), announced today the addition of Brian Gaffney, formerly of Lehman Asset Management/Neuberger Berman, to the management team of its U.S. Retail business. This addition provides for greater focus and oversight, allowing the...
The more things change, the more they remain the same. If the fact that Cablevision's top executives out-earned those of other Long Island-based public companies feels like deja vu, that's because Cablevision's chiefs were also among the most highly compensated executives in 2006. ...
HOUSTON -- Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., LLC, the energy investment and merchant banking firm, today announced that TPH Partners, LLC, its private investment subsidiary has named four senior advisors: Francis S. Kalman, Richard H. Lewis, Steven J. Shapiro, and Joel V. Staff. These seasoned industry leaders...
BURBANK, Calif. -- Jacqueline Jourdain Hayes has been named Senior Vice President Business and Legal Affairs, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution WBDD, it was announced today by Clarissa Weirick, General Counsel, WBDD. Hayes, formerly Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, will be responsible for providing legal counsel to...
NEW YORK -- If you want to get to know Starwood CEO Frits van Paasschen, grab your running shoes. His version of a power breakfast is a strenuous, 10-mile run at 6 a.m. He runs every day and has run 12 marathons. Van Paasschen...
IRVINE, Calif. -- Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NasdaqGM:SPPI) announced today that shareholders re-elected all six of the Company's nominees to the Board of Directors, with more than 88 percent of votes cast, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on Friday, June 20, 2008 at the Company's global...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/68fc8e/highpowered_inves) has announced the addition of the "High-Powered Investing All-In-One For Dummies" report to their offering. High-Powered Investing All-in-One For Dummies offers readers a wealth of information on investment techniques and options ranging from stocks and bonds to hedge...
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